Fundus Evaluation :
Retinopathy, eye Complilation of Diabetes may read to blindness. The department of ophthalmology takes care of early Diagnosis of Diabetic eye complication through’ fundus evaluation it ensure prevention of disability. Laser treatment has been done through collaboration with the Eye foundation.

Clinical Diabetologist:
Highly experienced diabeteologists under the supervision of Dr.V.Sekar by specialists in different medical & paramedical fields provide patient care. Foot care specialists, Dentists, Ophthalmologists, Nutritionists, Educationists cum Counselers, Super specialists such as Cardiologist, Nephrologists, Neurologists provide empathetic consultancy services with great concern.

Department of cardio Diabetology :
Diabetic Patients are more prone for heart disease. In order to attend immediately to the cardiac complication among Diabetics ECG and X-ray were done as a base line investigation. After an opinion with our cardiologist. ECHO of TMT will be done in our hospital to the needy.

NEPHRO – Diabetologist
Every Kidney is worth saving with special investigations like Micro – Albumin, ACR etc., Kidney status is assessed and treated by Dr.G.Venu, Consultant Nephrologists.

Dental Care :
Periodoatitis, an over seen complication of Diabetes in detected early by Checkup other oral manitestation of diabetes can also be detected early and treated with it most care.

Department of Diabetes Foot Care :
Foot complications are one of the commonest complications of Diabetes. In CDF’s foot Clinic, Diabetic Neuropathy, PVD, are detected through
1.Foot pulse checks monofilament sensitometer done to detect diabetic nerve damage.
2.Biothesimetry: Checks sensation on the hands and feets.
3.Doppler: Assess blood flow in arteries and veins.
4.Planator pressure assessment: Checks BP in both the limbs.
Special Foot Care in also advised for patients as per need. Physiotherapy services in also available. Podiatrist provides preventive foot care education to all diabetics through various visual aids.

Lab Service :
Our state of art laboratory in well equipped with latest machines such as
1.Hitachi – 902
2.Synchron C*5
3.Eleccys 1010
4.D-10 BioRad.
to provide a wide range of diagnostic test at affordable cost headed by our senior lab technologist. The laboratory is fully automated, computerized, instruments operated by efficient and committed staff enables us to render prompt service round the clock.
The laboratory regularly runs both internal & external (assayed) Quality & reliability of reports. The instruments are kept in perfect condition by routine supervision & maintenance.
Our lab timings are: 6.00 am to 8.00 am on Wk day
7.00 am to 2.00 pm on Sun day.
Clinical Investigations that are routinely undertaken are as follows:
BLOOD GLUCOSE PROFILE
Fasting / PP / Random HbA1C
Glucose Toletence Test 75g / 100g
LIPIDS
Cholestrol
Triglyceride (TGL)
HDL - Cholestrol
LDL - Cholesterol / VLDL
NHDL
RENAL PROFILE
Urea / Creatinine
Calcium / Phosphorous / Uric Acid
Micro Albumin (Ist Sample)
Albumin Creatinine Ratio
LIVER FUNCTION TEST
Bilirubin : Direct/Total
Total Protein / Alb / Glo
SGOT / SGPT / ALP / Gamma GT
BLOOD
Hb / TC / DC / ESR
PS Complete Blood Count
ESR 60 minutes
Blood Group & Rh Type
SEROLOGY
HIV I & II WIDAL
HBs Ag VDRL
URINE ANALYSIS
Urine Routine
Urine Glucose / Protein
Microscopic Examination
PCR / Pregnancy Test
THYROID FUNCTION TEST
T3 / T4 / TSH
ELECTROLYTES
Na / K+ / Cl / HCo3
ECG / TMT / ECHO
X-RAY :
USG ABDOMEN SCAN
C-Peptide HSCRP Insulin Assay

Diet Kitchen :
Diet Kitchen World First State of art Kitchen for Life style Diseases. It indulge in a variety of High Fibre, Low Calorie Diets. Under the Guidance of Dr. V. Sekar & Experience of Mrs. ShylaSekar – an autenic cook with her Experiment on Foods in Home for the part one decade helped frame the diet kitchen.
Focus :
* Changing food habits towards healthier alternatives.
* High lighting virtues in traditional food preparations.
* Bringing to focus the relationship between caloric values in food and balanced meal planning
* Educating public on high energy food preparations that can be made in low fat – low oil conditions.
* Guaranteeing diets that are high on fibre and low on fats & calories.

Diet Kitchen Foods, Sweets & Savories are Proven diets that are ideal for person with diabetes Cholesterol, Blood Pressure, Hypertension, Obese. Proven Diets Food served at the Diet Kitchen has been tested extensively on diabetes Patients and has proved success full in containing Blood sugar, cholesterol, blood pressure and is effective in controlling weight gain in obese patients.
The hospital’s dietary service through diet kitchen has been supervised by the Dietician. All meals are planed for both out patient as well as in patient, their preparations supervised by trained, competent dietitian. Less Carb, High Fiber, Pulse Based individualized Diet Weighed in a Kitchen Weighing Scale,a patient friendly food standardization method Has been adopted to supply food in diet kitchen

7 different functional instant food has been formulated in diet kitchen based on CFTRI.
1.Instant Dhal Idly Mix
2.Green Gram Dosai Mix
3.Adai Dosai Mix
4.Diabetes Special Wheat flour
5.Dhal Chutni Mix
6.Mint Chutni Mix
7.Coriander Chutni Mix

Diabetes Education :
A patient education programme consisting of daily did action lecturer, interactive sessions & individual teaching is carried out by trained personal. Audiovisual aids are being used patients are trained in home glucose monitoring & self injection technique subjects requiring special care and counseling are provided, expert advice & attention individually.

Nurse Educators:
Since the nursing staff provide round the clock nursing care to the patients with empathy, affection and sense of devotion in a professional manner, special training in diabetes will be given to them.

Diabetic Shop:
All diabetic medicines will be available in diabetic shop which was taken care by an pharmacist underwent diabetes education training.

Insurance
CDF along with the New India Assurance Company introduced insurance exclusively for Diabetics for the first
time in India.
Important criteria for getting the claim is
1. Periodical monitoring of blood glucose and keeping HbA1C <7%.
2. Periodical screening for diabetes complication.
3. Proper treatment follow up as per doctors’ advice for good glycaemic control with HbA1C < 7% and
prophylaxis treatment for complication prevention.
Persons with diabetes, who want to take mediclaim was stipulated to undergo a series of tests to evaluate diabetes control and complication prevalence and essential to get eligibility certification for mediclaim from CDFpanel of Doctors. All pre – existing illness was considered as exclusion.

ISO 9001-2000
The instution has been awarded the prestigious ISO 9001-2000 Certificate recognition of its service on par with international standards in the field of diabetes, its prevention and control. It may be said that it in one among the few center in the world to achive this distinction.

Department of Medical Nutrition Therapy:
Highly experienced diabetes provides education on diet to the patient on one to one basic. The foci of diet education is based on disease condition, patients’ needs. Behavior Changes and life style modification are focused, to pursue healthier nutritional life style.
Sequenced, personalized, flexible diet plans with regular follow up will be provided based on biochemical, anthropometric data, type of treatment, disease condition & individual patients’ need more emphasis on behavior change and life style modification to peruse self-discipline.